Comparison

ThreadNote vs Annum

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

ThreadNote

This app offers a unique list-based note-taking experience without traditional titles. Organize your thoughts hierarchically with parent-child notes and navigate them using intuitive swipes and gestures. Customize display settings and export your notes in various formats.

Highlights
  • Hierarchical parent-child note organization
  • List-based display without traditional titles
  • Swipe and pinch gestures for navigation and folding
  • Text filtering and tag-based search
  • Note sharing and exporting
  • Customizable display settings
  • Data backup and restoration
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ThreadNote is a simple text note application that stands out for its two unique features. Firstly, it eschews the traditional title list format; instead, all content, both titles and body text, is displayed in a list format (with a limit on the number of display lines). Secondly, it allows for the creation of child notes, enabling users to organize notes into a branching hierarchy of parent-child relationships. Users can navigate between parent and child notes with left and right swipes, and can use pinch in to fold notes down to just the title and the first few lines of text (configurable from 0 to 10 lines), with a pinch out gesture to unfold. This folding action can also be performed by tapping a button on the note. Features: - Notes with titles, body text, tags, creation and modification dates - Note filtering through string and tag searches - Note editing and deletion - Tagging - Bookmarking - Note sharing (exporting) - Changing the order of notes - Moving notes between parents and children Note Sharing: - Notes can be exported to other apps or file folders via the action button on the note editing screen. - Options to select only the note being edited, all its siblings (notes at the same level), or all its descendants (notes at lower levels) - Select multiple output items: title/tags/creation date/modification date/body text - Auto-numbering: Automatically numbers titles when exporting multiple notes (optional) Settings: - Changing the font of titles and body text in the list and editing screens - Changing the base color - Dark mode toggle - Adjusting the maximum note width - Setting the number of lines for folded display in the list view (0 to 10 lines) - Setting the maximum number of display lines for body text in the list view (up to 500 lines) Other: - Backup and restoration of all data Limitations: - Only handles text. It cannot manage images, audio, location data, etc.

About

Annum

This app encourages daily reflection with a strict 240-character limit per entry. It emphasizes commitment by preventing missed entries or edits to past days. Premium features unlock themes, reminders, search, and sharing.

Highlights
  • Daily 240-character entry limit
  • No missed day entries
  • No editing past entries
  • Free iCloud saving and encryption
  • Premium themes
  • Daily reminder
  • Search functionality
  • Share entries
Features
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New year, new life. Record every day in this gorgeously teeny tiny day journal. We limit you to one 240-character entry a day. You can't add days you missed. You can't edit yesterday's entries. We need you committed—but just a tiny bit. All entries are saved and encrypted in iCloud for free. Go premium to enjoy lush themes, a daily reminder, search powers, and share button for each entry! Privacy Policy: https://appsmadefresh.com/privacy-policy/ Terms of Use: https://appsmadefresh.com/terms-of-use/

Screenshots

ThreadNote4 screens
Annum4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Annum at 4.5 against ThreadNote's 3.4. Annum also leads on review sentiment (91% vs 67%) and update cadence (every 10 days vs every 3 weeks). ThreadNote's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Annum sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. ThreadNote asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Annum holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 20 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 67% of ThreadNote's written reviews are positive against 91% of Annum's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ThreadNote ships an update every 3 weeks, Annum every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and July 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
ThreadNote versus Annum: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterThreadNoteAnnum
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.4 (5 ratings)4.5 (20 ratings) — better
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews90.9% of reviews — better
Number of ratings520 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 10 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.4 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSmallmakeFresh, LLC

Customer experience

ThreadNote

All ratings5 ratings
Positive60.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative40.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

Annum

All ratings19 ratings
Positive94.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative5.3%
Written reviews11 reviews
Positive90.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative9.1%

In-app purchases

None

ThreadNote

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

Annum

Subscriptions3
  • Premium Monthly Access$0.991 Month
  • Premium Yearly Access$9.991 Year
  • Premium Yearly Access$14.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime Access$34.99

Questions

Is ThreadNote free?
ThreadNote is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Annum free?
Annum is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, ThreadNote or Annum?
Annum is rated higher. ThreadNote averages 3.4 out of 5 from 5 ratings, while Annum averages 4.5 from 20 ratings.
Do ThreadNote or Annum have ads?
Neither ThreadNote nor Annum shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ThreadNote or Annum?
ThreadNote ships an update every 3 weeks, and Annum every 10 days. Most recently, ThreadNote was updated on September 24, 2026 and Annum on July 12, 2026.

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